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Tehachapi Loop: A railroad marvel still running strong

The Tehachapi Loop has carried trains through the mountains for nearly 150 years. Here's the engineering story behind this ...
An eastbound BNSF train with 98 mixed cargo cars derailed early Friday just after its lead engine entered Tunnel No. 9 at the Tehachapi Loop in the Tehachapi Mountains. No injuries were reported.
I had college alumni work to do this spring in Tehachapi (Yes, you’ve heard of it, but where is it exactly?), so I decided to spend the weekend. Instead of heading for the Sierras on California 14, I ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TEHACHAPI, Calif. (KGET) — Move over Thomas, and hold onto your caboose ’cause it’s official: Tehachapi is known as Train Town U.S ...
Two trains on the Tehachapi Loop at the same time. The one in the foreground, which is going down the loop, will slow to a halt to let the train coming up the loop pass it. (Rebekah Kearn/Courthouse ...
The Tehachapi Loop Railroad Club will hold its Spring Model Train Show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 11, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 12. “Listen to the whistles, bells, huffing and ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A BNSF Railway intermodal train ascends Tehachapi Loop in September 2019. (Photo: Bill Stephens) Every day Union Pacific and BNSF ...